Man escapes with non-life-threatening injuries after shots fired in Ballymun

Gardaí are investigating a shooting in Dublin late last night in which a man was injured.

It happened in a garden outside a house off Balbutcher Lane in Ballymun at around 11pm.

It is understood that a number of shots were fired and the victim suffered a graze to his head and a leg wound.

He was rushed to the Mater hospital in Dublin city centre where his condition is not believed to be life-threatening.